Narnia Interview

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Coming Soon has an interview with Anna Popplewell who plays Susan in the upcoming film Narnia.

Charlotte Web Photos

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Coming Soon! has a link to USA Today’s picture gallery on the new movie version of Charlotte’s Web.

Writer Uses the Web

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Writer weaves a Web of young fans for her novel – The Boston Globe is an article about how Libby Koponen used the Internet to get her book, Blow Out the Moon, directly into the hands of children and eventually published.

Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominees

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The Hans Christian Andersen Awards Nominees for 2006 have been announced. The awards are presented every other year by the International Board on Books for Young People. 28 countries submitted 26 authors and 25 illustrators as nominees. Americans will know very few of these names, but they are ones we can look out for if they get translated.

Gaiman Interview

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Powells offers a great interview with Neil Gaiman who has a new book and a new movie coming out.

Speak

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Lifetimetv.com: Movies – Speak
Lifetime Channel will be running their movie version of Speak, based on the book by Laurie Halse Anderson, on September 5th.

2006 Summer Reading

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For libraries in 32 states, the 2006 Summer Reading Program Theme is Paws, Claws, Scales & Tales. The art is done by David Shannon. If you are brave, you can scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the upcoming themes for 2007 and 2008.

Podcasting Author

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Author Arthur Slade now does podcasts! At ArthurSlade.com: Podcasts you will find the two podcasts he has produced. Both include tips on writing.

Leaf Man

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Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (0152053042)
Lois Ehlert’s books are always wonderful. In Leaf Man, there is a man made out of leaves who blows away across the landscape. He flies over orchards, ducks, animals, and much more and all of the landscape and creatures are also made out of leaves.
I use many of Ehlert’s books in story times throughout the year. Leaf Man is a perfect autumnal story that will tie in brilliantly with leaf projects in classrooms or at libraries. Ehlert has once again triumphed with her paper art, creating leaves that are very realistic and at the same time whimsical. Having kids build their own creatures out of leaves would be the perfect follow-up to the book. It is filled with inspiration.